Industrial and Systems Engineering, Minor

This is the first version of the 2026–27 General Catalog. Please check back regularly for changes. The final edition and the historical PDF will be published during the fall semester.

The minor in industrial and systems engineering minor requires 15 s.h. Students must maintain a grade-point average of at least 2.00 in all work for the minor. Coursework in the minor may not be taken pass/nonpass. Courses graded S/F may be used at the discretion of the offering department or program. A maximum of 6 s.h. of transfer credit may be counted toward the minor with advisor approval.

The minor may be earned by students enrolled in an undergraduate degree-seeking program at the University of Iowa. Students who earn a minor in industrial and systems engineering may not earn the BSE in industrial engineering.

The minor in industrial and systems engineering requires the following coursework.

Required Courses

Course # Title Hours
Both of these:
ISE:2500Engineering Economy3
ISE:3660Data Analytics With R3

Elective Courses

Elective courses numbered 5000 or above may only be taken by undergraduates with instructor or departmental approval.

Course # Title Hours
Three of these for 9 s.h.:
ISE:2360Design for Manufacturing3
ISE:3300Manufacturing Systems3
ISE:3350Process Engineering3
ISE:3400Human Factors3
ISE:3450Ergonomics3
ISE:3500Information Systems Design3
ISE:3610Stochastic Modeling3
ISE:3660Data Analytics With R3
ISE:3700Operations Research3
ISE:3750Digital Systems Simulation3
ISE:5380Deep Learning3
ISE:5520Renewable Energy3
ISE:5650Mechatronics Engineering for Smart Device Design3
ISE:6420Human/Computer Interaction3
ISE:6480Unmanned Aircraft Systems3
ISE:6790Advanced Data Analytics and Informatics3